Lead Driller

Arcadis; Gloucester; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave 25 days

Private medical

Dental

Cycle to work scheme

Gym membership

Pension to 8% matched

Overtime and Bonus schemes

Accommodation away from home

Daily subsistence allowance

Training opportunities

Job summary

Arcadis is seeking an Experienced Lead Driller for our Gloucester facility, with the role spanning UK sites in manufacturing, petrochemical and construction. You will lead drilling operations, mentor Assistant Drillers, and uphold Health & Safety across projects while working away as needed.

The role sits within our Environmental team, emphasizing environmental management and sustainability expertise across water, air quality, noise and related areas.

Qualifications

• Experience as Lead Driller or similar role.
• NVQ Level 2 in Land Drilling preferred.
• CSCS Card and valid driving licence required.
• Category B licence essential; C1+E advantageous.
• PTS or SPA/PIA training beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Work independently with leadership, guiding Assistant Drillers and promoting Health & Safety practices.
• Contribute to environmental management across UK sites including multiple sectors.

Skills

Leadership

Health & Safety

Site supervision

Environmental awareness

Education

NVQ Level 2 in Land Drilling

CSCS Card

Category B Driving Licence

PTS/SPT/PIA training beneficial

Tools

Earthworks equipment knowledge

Job description

Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.

We are more than 34,000 people, in over 30 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world’s most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.

Role description

Arcadis are looking for an Experienced Lead Driller based at our Gloucester facility. The position will involve working throughout the UK across a variety of sites and sectors including manufacturing, petrochemical and construction environments.

As part of our Environmental team, you’ll help improve quality of life. With your specialism in environmental management, or your technical or sustainability expertise, your work could involve protected species, pollution, surface water and materials management, air quality or noise. And in some of the world’s busiest and most beautiful locations.

We work to protect our natural environment and water resources, while powering our world for future generations. Around the world, we’re feeling the effects climate change, rapid urbanization, loss of biodiversity. The rate at which we’re seeing large-scale, unforeseen events such as floods and wildfires, is becoming more frequent. We are here to protect our natural environment and water resources, while powering our world for future generations.

Role accountabilities

The successful candidate would be expected to work independently, demonstrating leadership, and taking a key role in the development of Assistant Drillers, and Health and Safety Stewardship.

Benefits open to the role include

• Competitive market salary dependent on experience.
• National living wage employer
• Overtime and Bonus schemes.
• 25-day Annual holiday allowance, increasing with period of service, plus the option to buy additional days.
• Single occupancy rooms when away from home.
• Generous overnight and daily allowance.
• External and Internal training opportunities.
• One of the best contributory pensions in the industry - matched up to 8%
• Other benefits available include: Private medical, Dental, cycle to work scheme and gym membership

Qualifications & Experience

• Clean and valid UK driving licence, held for at least 12 months.
• Experience acting in the role of Lead Driller - preferably holding an NVQ Level 2 in Land Drilling. - BDA audit would also be beneficial.
• Experience in Logging to BS5930 and knowledge of Eurocode 7 would be beneficial.
• A full, clean driving licence (Category B) is essential, supplementary entitlement for C1+E and/or C preferable.
• Valid CSCS Card.
• It would also be beneficial if the applicant holds Personal Track Safety (PTS) accreditations or an SPA/PIA training card.

The position will involve working away throughout the week with accommodation provided directly by the company and a daily subsistence allowance provided.

Please note that although most of the work will be away, daily commuting to Gloucester may be required at times; therefore, the successful candidate will reside within a reasonable commute from the depot.

Why Arcadis?

We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyone's contribution matters. It’s why we are pioneering a skills-based approach, where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together.

You’ll do meaningful work, and no matter what role, you’ll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark, on your career, your colleagues, your clients, your life and the world around you.

Together, we can create a lasting legacy.

Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy.

Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging

We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We believe that by working together diverse people with different experiences develop the most innovative ideas. Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the heart of how we improve quality of life and we work closely with our people across six ED&I Workstreams: Age, Disability, Faith, Gender, LGBT+ and Race. A diverse and skilled workforce is essential to our success.